Fruit Cake

Name: Fruit Cake
Ingredients: 1 pound candied pineapple; 1 pound candied cherries; 1 pound pecans (4 cups); 2 tsp. vanilla extract (pure, not imitation); 2 cups sugar; 3/4 pound (or 3 sticks) butter (or margarine); 4 cups plain cake flour; 2 tsp. baking powder; 6 eggs; 3/4 cup bourbon (may substitute frozen orange juice concentrate)

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

1 pound candied pineapple
1 pound candied cherries
1 pound pecans (4 cups)
2 tsp. vanilla extract (pure, not imitation)
2 cups sugar
3/4 pound (or 3 sticks) butter (or margarine)
4 cups plain cake flour
2 tsp. baking powder
6 eggs
3/4 cup bourbon (may substitute frozen orange juice concentrate)

Directions

1

mix eggs, sugar, bourbon, vanilla, butter and baking powder - blend well.
2

Mix chopped candied fruit and nuts together and pour plain flour over fruit and nuts and dredge until each piece is coated with flour.
3

Then pour mixed liquid over floured fruit and nuts and mix well.
4

Pour mixture into greased pan and bake for 3 hours in
5

250 degrees oven.
6

Place pie pan filled with water on lower rack in oven to keep cake moist while baking.
7

Cool before removing from pan.